August 10, 2016
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A camp along the Springwater Corridor suggests false security, though the Mayor’s proposal of sanc-
tioned encampments will make more secure outside shelters a reality. Photo by Mark Washington, Jr.
Mayor Wants Sanctioned Camps
New policy puts added scrutiny on homeless campers
C ervante P oPe
t he P ortland o bserver
Guidelines that allowed home-
less persons to pitch tents on pub-
lic properties overnight as long
as they packed up by morning as
well as other parts of a declared
housing emergency have been
rolled back in new directives by
Mayor Charlie Hales.
The biggest immediate adjust-
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S PORTS
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F OOD
It means that the camping along
the Springwater Corridor in south-
east Portland will be swept clean
and popup encampments like
Hazelnut Grove, sandwiched be-
tween North Interstate and Gree-
ley Avenues, will eventually be
moved, Hottman says.
“There are still plans to move
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Protestor Indicted
ENTERTAINMENT
C LASSIFIEDS
C ALENDAR
ment comes in the now defunct
Safe Sleep Guidelines that caused
made many houseless individuals
to believe camping was legal, said
the mayor’s communications di-
rector Sara Hottman.
A second significant change
means that only sanctioned camps,
where a non-profit takes the lead
in providing certain services, will
be allowed.
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A local grand jury presented
Michael Strickland, the 36-year-
old videographer who brandished
a gun at a Don’t Shoot PDX rally
in July, with 21-count indictment
on Thursday.
The indictment charges Strick-
land with 10 counts of menacing,
10 counts of unlawful use of a
weapon and one for disorderly
conduct.
Each of Strickland’s charges
specifically cites him for instill-
ing fear of injury in another per-
son and possession with intent to
harm another person, with all of
his unlawful use charges being
Class C felonies and each men-
acing charge counting as misde-
meanors.
Strickland pulled a Glock on
fellow protestors and a regularly
dressed Portland police officer at
a Don’t Shoot PDX demonstra-
tion on July 7, protesting against Michael Strickland
the deaths of two black men by
His arraignment was scheduled
police officers in Louisiana and for August 5, with a settlement
Minnesota.
conference set for October 13.
CORRECTION: Last week’s edition of the Portland Observer stated in the Page 2
article “Help Manage Mortgage Debt” that the foreclosure prevention and home preservation
event hosted by Wells Fargo Home Mortgage and Hacienda Community Development Corp.
is to take place on Sunday, August 10. The event is actually taking place on Wednesday,
August 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hacienda Community Development offices, 6700 NE
Killingsworth. We are sorry for any inconvenience.